Corn-slicer



(No Model.) I

J. G. WICKER.

CORN SLIGER.

No. 835,664.. Patented Feb. 9, 1886.

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FFICEW JOHN C. TICKER OF DANVILLE, ILLINOIS.

CORN-SLICEI-"LA SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 335,664, dated February 9, 1886.

Application filed October 1, 1885.

To @ZZ whom, t may concern,.-

Be it known that I, JOHN C. WICKER, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Danville,

in the county of Vermilion and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corn-Slicers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,.clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to that class of slicers in which corn is sliced transversely to the length of the corn.

The objects and nature of my invention will more lfully appear in the subjoined description; and it consists of constructions and combinations, all as will hereinafter be set forth in the specification and particularly pointed out in the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l represents a Vertical section; Fig. 2, a section of the hopper on line m x, Fig. l; and Fig. 3, a top plan View of the knife.

A represents the legs; B, the receiving-box for the sliced material, and provided with a ilange, b, which rests upon the top a of the legs A, (I, thc box-cover, provided with bolts c, which secure it and the iiange b to the top a of the legs; D, a vert-ical shaftstepped in the step-bearing a in cross bar or brace A of the legs, and projecting upwardly th rough the box B and cover C; E, a hopper for the corn, and F the knives. The upper part, b', of the box is round in cross-section, and the bottom b2 is rounded to meet the body, so that there will be no corners therein in which dirt or other matter will lodge. The bottom is inclined, and terminates in a spout, b3, for the escape of the sliced corn. In the part b is an opening, b, closed by any suitable means, and through which the knives can be reached. The shaft D projects above the cover O, and is provided at the upper end with a bevel-gear wheel, d, which meshes with the bevel-gear wheel d' on the shaft D', having crank D2 for imparting motion to the parts. This shaft D is journaled in the frame or stand D3, attached to the cover C, and is provided with the journal-box di, through which the shaft D passes. That 5o part of the shaft between the box B and the bar A may be provided with a pulley, D, con- Serial No. 178,718. (No model.)

nected by a belt with a power or drive shaft, and a balance-wheel, D5, so that other power than that to be applied to crank D2 may be used, if desired. Upon the shaftD, and immediately below the cover C, is a box, F', having wings f, to which the curved slicingknives are secured by screws f.

In the cover Gis an opening, c', for 'the hexagonal hopper E, having collar e, which sustains it in said opening. To sustain the corn placed in this hopper to be sliced, the gage 'E' is provided. This gage has ahorizontal piece, e', which is immediately below the hopper, so that the knives, as they pass between the piece e and the bottom of the hopper, will cut oii slices of the corn of the same thickness as the distance between the knife and piece e. As the gage is made of springless metal, the thickness oi' the slices will not vary except when the gage is adjusted, which adjustment is accomplished by means of the piece c, extend ing upwardly through the opening cto the outside of the machine, and attached to the hopper E by the setscrew c, passing through slot e* in the piece c2, so that by simply loosening the screw the gage can be adj usted at will from the outside of the machine. If desired, the slot eL may be dispensed with, and a collar which will iit the hopper and be held in place by a set-screw be used instead. p

If necessary, the hopper and gage may be removed from the machine without disturbing any of the other parts.

Two or more gages maybe used, if desired, the construction of the cover being varied to suit the number used.

In practiceV all the parts will be made of metal, thus making a strong and compact machine.

By attaching the parts in the manner described the machine can be readily takenapart, and a number of screws or bolts will be saved or dispensed with by the manner of joining the top or cover, box, and legs. The feet of the latter may be provided with openings, by which they can be attached to a base by screws.

I am aware that adjustable platforms have been used with feed-hoppers to gage the size of the slice, and thatadj ustable hoppers have been used in combination with adjustable platforms. My device differs from those forms,

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in that the hopper carries the adjustable gage, which can be operated from the outside of the machine. 4

' What I claim as new is 1. In a vegetable-s1icer, the combination of the box having the cover provided with an opening for the hopper, the hopper carrying the gage, and the shaft carrying the knives, substantially as described.

2. In a vegetable-Slicer, the combination of a box, a shaft carrying knives below the cover of said box, and the hopper having the gage adjustable from the outside of the box, substantially as described.

3. In a vegetableslicer, the combination of a 15 box, the shaft having the knives, and the hopper extending through the top Of the box, and having the gage provided with parts e and e2, the part e2 projecting Outside of the body and attached to the hopper by a set-screw, sub- 2o stantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN C. TICKER- Witnesses: GEO. W. KREYTZER, JOHN G. THOMPSON. 

